Air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Air transport, passengers carried was 2.03 million in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago is 2.03 million, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 33.2% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 2.87 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 319,900, in 1972.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 83rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 361,100 | — |
| 1971 | 362,400 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 319,900 | -11.7% |
| 1973 | 324,700 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 335,700 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 595,000 | +77.2% |
| 1976 | 683,800 | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 591,100 | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 428,100 | -27.6% |
| 1979 | 659,200 | +54.0% |
| 1980 | 877,200 | +33.1% |
| 1981 | 1.30 million | +48.4% |
| 1982 | 1.38 million | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 1.34 million | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 1.40 million | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.30 million | -7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.34 million | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 1.31 million | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.30 million | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 1.31 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.35 million | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1.35 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.64 million | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 1.73 million | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 897,200 | -48.0% |
| 1997 | 807,500 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 804,400 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million | +38.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 million | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 1.39 million | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 1.27 million | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 1.08 million | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 1.13 million | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.06 million | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 1.09 million | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.10 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 1.84 million | +81.7% |
| 2011 | 2.63 million | +42.5% |
| 2012 | 2.63 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.87 million | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 2.73 million | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 2.62 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 2.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 2.58 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 2.46 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 2.58 million | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 677,670 | -73.8% |
| 2021 | 652,148 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | +133.6% |
| 2023 | 2.03 million | +33.2% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.03 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.14 million, 22% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 2.03 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.23 million, 1.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +133.6% | 652,148 | 1.52 million |
| 2010 | +81.7% | 1.01 million | 1.84 million |
| 1975 | +77.2% | 335,700 | 595,000 |
| 2020 | -73.8% | 2.58 million | 677,670 |
| 1979 | +54.0% | 428,100 | 659,200 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 466,100 | 319,900 | 683,800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 877,200 | 1.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.24 million | 804,400 | 1.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million | 1.01 million | 1.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 million | 1.84 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.22 million | 652,148 | 2.03 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago
More infrastructure data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.79 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 297,734 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2176 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 297,734 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.31 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Air transport, passengers carried in Trinidad and Tobago was 2.03 million in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 319,900 in 1972.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for air transport, passengers carried?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 83rd out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Air carrier data per country refers to passengers carried by airlines registered in that country regardless of the origin or destination of the passengers.